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Venus Exploration opportunities within NASA's Solar System Exploration roadmapScience goals to understand the origin, history and environment of Venus have been driving international space exploration missions for over 40 years. Past missions include the Magellan and Pioneer-Venus missions by the US; the Venera program by the USSR; and the Vega missions through international cooperation. Furthermore, the US National Research Council (NRC), in the 2003 Solar System Exploration (SSE) Decadal Survey, identified Venus as a high priority target, thus demonstrating a continuing interest in Earth's sister planet. In response to the NRC recommendation, the 2005 NASA SSE Roadmap included a number of potential Venus missions arching through all mission classes from small Discovery, to medium New Frontiers and to large Flagship class missions. While missions in all of these classes could be designed as orbiters with remote sensing capabilities, the desire for scientific advancements beyond our current knowledge - including what we expect to learn from the ongoing ESA Venus Express mission - point to in-situ exploration of Venus.
Document ID
20060043662
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Balint, Tibor
Thompson, Thomas
Cutts, James
Robinson, James
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 19, 2006
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Meeting Information
Meeting: Venus Entry Probe Workshop
Location: Noordwijk
Country: Netherlands
Start Date: January 19, 2006
End Date: January 20, 2006
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Venus
solar system exploration roadmap

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